Pahang State Legislative Assembly

Member of Legislative Assembly Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Pahang
13th Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	22 August 1959
Leadership
Sultan	Sultan Ahmad Shah Since 8 May 1974
Speaker	Ishak Muhammad, BN–UMNO Since 1 July 2013
Deputy Speaker	Mohamed Jaafar, BN–UMNO Since 1 July 2013
Menteri Besar	Adnan Yaakob, BN–UMNO Since 25 May 1999
Opposition Leader	Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji, PH–DAP Since 1 July 2013
Secretary	Syed Ahmad Khirulanwar Alyahya Syed Abdul Rahman
Structure
Seats	42 Quorum: 14 Simple majority: 22 Two-thirds majority: 28
Political groups	(As of 24 February 2016[update]) Government      Barisan Nasional (30) EXCO Members: 11 Backbenchers: 19      UMNO (28)      MCA (2) Opposition      Pakatan Harapan (10)      DAP (7)      PKR (2)      Amanah (1)      PAS (2)      Independent (0)      Vacant (0)
Committees	4 Public Accounts Committee Rules of Proceedings Committee Right and Privileges Committee Committee of Selection
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (42 single-member constituencies)
Last election	5 May 2013
Next election	on or before 1 September 2018
Meeting place
Wisma Seri Pahang, Kuantan, Pahang
Website
www.pahang.gov.my

(As of 24 February 2016^[update])
Government
     Barisan Nasional (30)

Opposition
     Pakatan Harapan (10)

     PAS (2)
     Independent (0)

The Pahang State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Pahang) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Pahang. It is composed of 42 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state.

The Assembly convenes at the Wisma Seri Pahang in the state capital, Kuantan.

As the state's legislative body, the Pahang State Legislative Assembly's main function is to enact laws that apply to Pahang, known as enactments. The Speaker presides over the Assembly's proceedings, and works to maintain order during debates.

The state government's executive branch (known as the State Executive Council (EXCO), or Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri), including the Menteri Besar, are drawn from the Assembly. The Menteri Besar is ceremonially appointed by the Sultan of Pahang on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Assembly. The Menteri Besar then appoints members of the State EXCO drawing from members of the Assembly.